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This week, 32 years ago, gamers were enjoying the first month of the release of Nintendo's "Donkey Kong Jr.," MLB pitcher Gaylord Perry was ejected from a game for throwing a spitball and the following songs were the most popular in the United States, according to Billboard's Hot 100 chart archive. 10. "Take it Away," Paul McCartney (Sort-of) mini Beatles reunion! Yep, Ringo Starr and producer George Martin are featured on this track. 9. "Wasted on the Way," Crosby, Stills & Nash Call it a comeback: This was the trio's first big hit in five years. 8. "Vacation," the Go-Go's I may be wrong, but this could be the...

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This week, 32 years ago, gamers were enjoying the first month of the release of Nintendo's "Donkey Kong Jr.," MLB pitcher Gaylord Perry was ejected from a game for throwing a spitball and the following songs were the most popular in the United...

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Here we go again!
It’s time to take the Bravo jet down to a little city where the heat is on all night, on the beach, till the break of dawn. Bravo’s installment of America’s paradise, Miami, is back and more twisted than ever, and it’s only one...

It's a little after 11 p.m. on a recent Saturday night at the Crown, a small Station North bar and live entertainment venue that opened in June.
"People Just Love to Play with Words," a terrific Men at Work song from 1981, plays over the...

I try to write these sports columns as though I were talking to a woman with whom I was out on a first date. That means, unless something crazy has just gone down, like a blizzard or a hurricane, do not talk about the weather, and try at all costs not...

As library media specialist at Longfellow Elementary School in Columbia, it's Matthew Winner's job to figure out how best to use technology in the classroom. It has become a place where students have a chance to do something they already may be doing at...

Twenty-seven years ago, "The Legend of Zelda" franchise was created. Now, one of the top-selling Nintendo Entertainment System titles of all time with over 55 million copies sold, "Zelda" is being celebrated for the tunes that have...

Despite their hefty price tags, the PlayStation 4 and XBox One video game consoles just might be the most sought after gifts of the holiday season.
And last minute shoppers beware. The consoles are most likely sold out in the Baltimore area and even...

The stranger showed up Tuesday morning at the Jacob family home in Sykesville in a black car with six chickens and a bundle of apologies.
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"I swear to you, you couldn't make this up," said...

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters has always been obsessed with sports.He made baseball cards of the U.S. presidents for a fourth grade history project. He traded his Nintendo video game system, the Christmas gift he had to have, for a golf club.His dad, a...

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The following is compiled from local police reports.Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible.If you have information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Precinct at 410-887-0872.Wilkens...

News Roundup •••• The PAX East gaming convention kicks off today in Boston, with the fans and journalists eager to get a hands-on look at titles like Harmonix’s newest offering, “Rock Band Blitz.” It’s expected that Nintendo will share some more Wii U...

Saturday, April 21 is one of those days where there is almost too much going on. Only almost, because in reality, I don't think it's possible for too much to be going on.All day long is Record Store Day, when a bunch of new, special release records...

Greg Street took an unusual path to being one of the lead developers on the most massive video game in history. The McDaniel College graduate returns to his alma mater on April 30 in a free event open to the public called "SmartTALK," where...

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